ILA Helen M. Robinson Grant
This US$1,200 grant established in memory of Helen M. Robinson is given annually to support a doctoral student in the early stages of his or her dissertation research in reading and literacy. Dr. Robinson devoted much of her work to developing a better understanding of instructional interventions. This grant will be used to support eligible dissertation research in this area. Applicants must be ILA members.
This grant is suspended until further notice pending available funding.
Recent recipients
2020
2019
Stephanie Reid, Arizona State University, Phoenix
Multimodality Matters: Exploring Words, Images, and Design Features in a Seventh-Grade English Language Arts Classroom
2018
Jungmin Kwon
Moving Across Linguistic, Cultural, and Geographic Boundaries: A Multi-sited Ethnographic Case Study of Immigrant Children
2017
Cassie Brownell
Cultivating a Compositional Fluency in the Elementary English Language Arts Classroom
2016
Colleen Whittingham
Local Literacies, Preschool Practices, Sponsored Spaces: A Case of One Ethnically and Linguistically Diverse Preschool Classroom
2015
Lina Trigos-Carrillo
Academic Literacies of LA College Students
For additional information, contact ILAAwards@reading.org.